Foswiki Spreadsheet Plugin

Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text

This Plugin adds spreadsheet capabilities to Silver Dye Photography topics. Formulae like %CALC{"$INT(7/3)"}% are evaluated at page view time. They can be placed in table cells and outside of tables. In other words, this Plugin provides general formula evaluation capability, not just classic spreadsheet functions.

Example:

Region: Sales:
Northeast 320
Northwest 580
South 240
Europe 610
Asia 220
Total: 1970

      Interactive example:

Formula: %CALC{""}%  
Result:     Wiki Guest

The formula next to "Total" is %CALC{"$SUM( $ABOVE() )"}%.
(you see the formula instead of the sum in case the Plugin is not installed or not enabled.)

On this page:

Syntax Rules

The action of this Plugin is triggered two macros:
  • The %CALC{"..."}% macro, which gets rendered according to the built-in function(s) found between the quotes. This macro processes tables above it on the page, but must not span multiple lines.
  • The %CALCULATE{"..."}% macro can span multiple lines, but does not process tables on the page.

Unless there is a requirement to process table rows, %CALCULATE{"..."}% is the preferred form of the macro.

For both macros:
  • Built-in function are of format $FUNCNAME(parameter)
  • Functions may be nested, e.g. %CALC{"$SUM( R2:C$COLUMN(0)..R$ROW(-1):C$COLUMN(0) )"}%
  • Functions are evaluated from left to right, and from inside to outside if nested
  • The function parameter can be text; a mathematical formula; a cell address; or a range of cell addresses
  • Multiple parameters form a list; they are separated by a comma, followed by optional space, e.g. %CALC{"$SUM( 3, 5, 7 )"}%
  • Strings can be triple-quoted '''some, string'''. This allows commas, parenthesis and newlines to be processed literally, rather than as part of the function syntax.
    • e.g. %CALCULATE{$SUBSTITUTE('''(Almost), every day''', Almost, Mostly)}% evaluates to:
    • (Mostly), every day
  • Formulae can be placed in a FormattedSearch, but the CALCULATE needs to be escaped. Learn how to use a CALCULATE in a formatted search
    • Use of CALCULATE is preferred over CALC in formatted search results unless a table is being generated.

For the %CALC{"..."}% macro only:
  • A table cell can be addressed as R1:C1. Table address matrix:
    R1:C1 R1:C2 R1:C3 R1:C4
    R2:C1 R2:C2 R2:C3 R2:C4
  • A table cell range is defined by two cell addresses separated by "..", e.g. "row 1 through 20, column 3" is: R1:C3..R20:C3
  • Lists can refer to table cell ranges, as well as values, e.g. %CALC{"$SUM( 3, 5, $T(R1:C7), R1:C11..R1:C15 )"}%
  • Formulae can only reference cells in the current or preceeding row of the current table; they may not reference cells below the current table row
  • Formulae can also be placed outside of tables; they can reference cells in the preceeding table

Built-in Functions

Conventions for Syntax:
  • Required parameters are indicated in ( bold )
  • Optional parameters are indicated in ( bold italic )

ABOVE( ) -- address range of cells above the current cell

  • Syntax: $ABOVE( )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUM($ABOVE())"}% returns the sum of cells above the current cell
  • Related: $LEFT(), $RIGHT()

ABS( num ) -- absolute value of a number

AND( list ) -- logical AND of a list

  • Syntax: $AND( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$AND(1, 0, 1)"}% returns 0
  • Related: $NOT(), $IF(), $OR()

AVERAGE( list ) -- average of a list or a range of cells

  • Syntax: $AVERAGE( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$AVERAGE(R2:C5..R$ROW(-1):C5)"}% returns the average of column 5, excluding the title row
  • Related: $LIST(), $MAX(), $MEDIAN(), $MIN()

BIN2DEC( num ) -- convert a binary number to decimal

  • Syntax: $BIN2DEC( num )
  • Note: If the number contains invalid characters, they are removed, and the remaining bits are converted.
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$BIN2DEC(1100100)}% returns 100
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$BIN2DEC(A121)}% returns 3. (The A and * 2 are removed, resulting in BIN2DEC(11). )
  • Related: $DEC2BIN(), $DEC2HEX(), $DEC2OCT(), $HEX2DEC(), $HEXDECODE(), $HEXENCODE(), $OCT2DEC()

BITXOR( text ) or BITXOR( integer, list ) -- bit-wise XOR

This function has two modes of operation.
  • If passed a list, performs a bit-wise XOR of the integers in the list.
    • Syntax: $BITXOR( integer, list )
    • Example: %CALC{"$BITXOR(7, 12)")% returns ==3 ( b0111 xor b1100 = b0011 )

  • Deprecated, no longer functional If passed a character string, operates in TWiki compatbility, performing a bitwise NOT operation on the string
    • Each bit of each character of text is flipped, useful to obfuscate text. Bit-XORing text twice will restore the original text.
    • Syntax: $BITXOR( text )
    • Example: %CALC{"$BITXOR(A123)"}% returns ŸÎÍÌ
    • Example: %CALC{"$BITXOR($BITXOR(anything))"}% returns anything
  • Related: $HEXDECODE(), $HEXENCODE(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $TRANSLATE(), $XOR()

CEILING( num ) -- return the smallest integer following a number

  • The ceiling(x) is the smallest integer not less than x
  • Use $INT() to truncate a number towards zero; use $FLOOR() to get the largest previous integer
  • Syntax: $CEILING( num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$CEILING(5.4)"}% returns 6
  • Example: %CALC{"$CEILING(-5.4)"}% returns -5
  • Related: $EVAL(), $FLOOR(), $INT(), $ROUND(), $VALUE()

CHAR( number ) -- ASCII character represented by number

  • Syntax: $CHAR( number )
  • Example: Example: %CALC{"$CHAR(97)"}% returns a
  • Related: $CODE()

CODE( text ) -- ASCII numeric value of character

  • The ASCII numeric value of the first character in text
  • Syntax: $CODE( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$CODE(abc)"}% returns 97
  • Related: $CHAR()

COLUMN( offset ) -- current column number

  • The current table column number with an optional offset
  • Syntax: $COLUMN( offset )
  • Example: %CALC{"$COLUMN()"}% returns 2 for the second column
  • Related: $ROW(), $T()

COUNTITEMS( list ) -- count individual items in a list

  • Syntax: $COUNTITEMS( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$COUNTITEMS($ABOVE())"}% returns Closed: 1, Open: 2 assuming one cell above the current cell contains Closed and two cells contain Open
  • Related: $COUNTSTR(), $LIST()

COUNTSTR( list, str ) -- count the number of cells in a list equal to a given string

  • Count the number of cells in a list equal to a given string (if str is specified), or counts the number of non empty cells in a list
  • Syntax: $COUNTSTR( list, str )
  • Example: %CALC{"$COUNTSTR($ABOVE())"}% counts the number of non empty cells above the current cell
  • Example: %CALC{"$COUNTSTR($ABOVE(), DONE)"}% counts the number of cells equal to DONE
  • Related: $COUNTITEMS(), $LIST()

DEC2BIN( num, width ) -- convert a decimal number to binary

DEC2HEX( num, width ) -- convert a decimal number to hexadecimal

DEC2OCT( num, width ) -- convert a decimal number to octal

DEF( list ) -- find first non-empty list item or cell

  • Returns the first list item or cell reference that is not empty
  • Syntax: $DEF( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$DEF(R1:C1..R1:C3)"}%
  • Related: $COUNTSTR(), $LISTIF(), $LIST()

EMPTY( text ) -- test for empty text

  • Returns 1 if text is empty, or 0 if not
  • Syntax: $EMPTY( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$EMPTY(foo)"}% returns 0
  • Example: %CALC{"$EMPTY()"}% returns 1
  • Example: %CALC{"$EMPTY($TRIM( ))"}% returns 1
  • Related: $EXACT(), $IF(), $TRIM()

EVAL( formula ) -- evaluate a simple mathematical formula

  • Addition, substraction, multiplication, division and modulus of numbers are supported. Any nesting is permitted
  • Numbers may be decimal integers (1234), binary integers (0b1110011), octal integers (01234), hexadecimal integers (0x1234) or of exponential notation (12.34e-56)
  • Syntax: $EVAL( formula )
  • Example: %CALC{"$EVAL( (5 * 3) / 2 + 1.1 )"}% returns 8.6
  • Related: $CEILING(), $EXEC(),=$FLOOR()=, $INT(), $MOD(), $ROUND(), $VALUE()

EVEN( num ) -- test for even number

EXACT( text1, text2 ) -- compare two text strings

  • Compares two text strings and returns 1 if they are exactly the same, or 0 if not
  • Syntax: $EXACT( text1, text2 )
  • Example: %CALC{"$EXACT(foo, Foo)"}% returns 0
  • Example: %CALC{"$EXACT(foo, $LOWER(Foo))"}% returns 1
  • Related: $EMPTY(), $IF(), $TRIM()

EXEC( formula ) -- execute a spreadsheet formula

  • Execute a spreadsheet formula, typically retrieved from a variable. This can be used to store a formula in a variable once and execute it many times using different parameters.
  • Syntax: $EXEC( formula )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SET(msg, $NOEXEC(Hi $GET(name)))"}% sets the msg variable with raw formula Hi $GET(name)
  • Example: %CALC{"$SET(name, Tom) $EXEC($GET(msg))"}% executes content of msg variable and returns Hi Tom
  • Example: %CALC{"$SET(name, Jerry) $EXEC($GET(msg))"}% returns Hi Jerry
  • Related: $EVAL(), $GET(), $NOEXEC(), $SET()

EXISTS( topic ) -- check if topic exists

  • Topic can be TopicName or a Web.TopicName. Current web is used if web is not specified.
  • Syntax: $EXISTS( topic )
  • Example: %CALC{"$EXISTS(WebHome)"}% returns 1
  • Example: %CALC{"$EXISTS(ThisDoesNotExist)"}% returns 0
  • Related: $EXACT(), $IF(), $TRIM()

EXP( num ) -- exponent (e) raised to the power of a number

  • EXP is the inverse of the LN function
  • Syntax: $EXP( num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$EXP(1)"}% returns 2.71828182845905
  • Related: $LN(), $LOG()

FIND( string, text, start ) -- find one string within another string

  • Finds one text string, within another text, and returns the number of the starting position of string, from the first character of text. This search is case sensitive and is not a regular expression search; use $SEARCH() for regular expression searching. Starting position is 1; a 0 is returned if nothing is matched.
  • Syntax: $FIND( string, text, start )
  • Example: %CALC{"$FIND(f, fluffy)"}% returns 1
  • Example: %CALC{"$FIND(f, fluffy, 2)"}% returns 4
  • Example: %CALC{"$FIND(@, fluffy, 1)"}% returns 0
  • Related: $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SUBSTRING(), $SEARCH()

FILTER( expression, text ) -- filter out characters from text

  • Remove characters from a text string. The filter is applied multiple times.
  • The expression can be a sequence of characters or a RegularExpression. Use tokens in the expression if needed: $comma for comma, $sp for space. The text may contain commas.
  • Syntax: $FILTER( chars, text )
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$FILTER(f, fluffy)}% returns luy - filter out a character multiple times
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$FILTER(an Franc, San Francisco)}% returns Sisco - cut a string
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$FILTER($sp, Cat and Mouse)}% returns CatandMouse - remove all spaces
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$FILTER([^0-9], Project-ID-1234)}% returns 1234 - filter in digits, e.g. keep only digits
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$FILTER([^a-zA-Z0-9 ], Stupid mistake*%@^! Fixed)}% returns Stupid mistake Fixed - keep only alphanumeric characters and spaces
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$FILTER([^a-zA-Z0-9], $PROPER(an EXCELLENT idea.))}% returns AnExcellentIdea - turn a string into a WikiWord topic name
  • Related: $FIND(), $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $PROPER(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SEARCH(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $SUBSTRING(), $TRANSLATE(), $TRIM()

FLOOR( num ) -- return the largest integer preceding a number

  • The floor(x) is the largest integer not greater than x
  • Use $INT() to truncate a number towards zero; use $CEILING() to get the smallest following integer
  • Syntax: $FLOOR( num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$FLOOR(5.4)"}% returns 5
  • Example: %CALC{"$FLOOR(-5.4)"}% returns -6
  • Related: $CEILING(), $EVAL(), $INT(), $ROUND(), $VALUE()

FORMAT( type, precision, number ) -- format a number to a certain type and precision

  • Supported type:
    • COMMA for comma format, such as 12,345.68
    • DOLLAR for Dollar format, such as $12,345.68
    • KB for Kilo Byte format, such as 1205.63 KB
    • MB for Mega Byte format, such as 1.18 MB
    • KBMB for Kilo/Mega/Giga/Tera Byte auto-adjust format
    • NUMBER for number, such as 12345.7
    • PERCENT for percent format, such as 12.3%
  • The precision indicates the the number of digits after the dot
  • Syntax: $FORMAT( type, prec, number )
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(COMMA, 2, 12345.6789)"}% returns 12,345.68
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(DOLLAR, 2, 12345.67)"}% returns $12,345.67
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(KB, 2, 1234567)"}% returns 1205.63 KB
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(MB, 2, 1234567)"}% returns 1.18 MB
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(KBMB, 2, 1234567)"}% returns 1.18 MB
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(KBMB, 2, 1234567890)"}% returns 1.15 GB
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(NUMBER, 1, 12345.67)"}% returns 12345.7
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMAT(PERCENT, 1, 0.1234567)"}% returns 12.3%
  • Related: $FORMATTIME(), $FORMATTIMEDIFF(), $ROUND()

FORMATGMTIME( serial, text ) -- convert a serialized date into a GMT date string

FORMATTIME( serial, text ) -- convert a serialized date into a date string

  • The following formatting tokens in text are expanded: Date is assumed to be server time; add GMT to indicate Greenwich time zone.
    • $second - seconds, 00..59
    • $minute - minutes, 00..59
    • $hour - hours, 00..23
    • $day - day of month, 01..31
    • $month - month, 01..12
    • $mon - month in text format, Jan..Dec
    • $year - 4 digit year, 1999
    • $ye - 2 digit year, 99
    • $wd - day number of the week, 1 for Sunday, 2 for Monday, etc
    • $wday - day of the week, Sun..Sat
    • $weekday - day of the week, Sunday..Saturday
    • $yearday - day of the year, 1..365, or 1..366 in leap years
    • $isoweek - ISO 8601 week number, one or two digits, 1..53 - Caution: for correct ISO date calculations, specify GMT in the format string or use %FORMATGMTIME%!
    • $isoweek(format) - formatted ISO 8601 week number. These variables are expanded in format:
      • $isoweek($year) - year of ISO 8601 week number, such as 2009 for 2010-01-03
      • $isoweek($wk) - 2 digit ISO 8601 week number, such as 53 for 2010-01-03
      • $isoweek($day) - day of ISO 8601 week number, starting with 1 for Monday, such as 7 for 2010-01-03
      • $isoweek($iso) - full year-week ISO week number, such as 2009-W53 for 2010-01-03
      • $isoweek($yearW$wk$day) - full year-week-day ISO week number, such as 2009W537 for 2010-01-03
      • $isoweek($year-W$wk-$day) - full year-week-day ISO week number, such as 2009-W53-7 for 2010-01-03
      • $isoweek($year-W$wk) - year-week ISO 8601 week number, such as 2009-W53 for 2010-01-03
  • Syntax: $FORMATTIME( serial, text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMATTIME(0, $year/$month/$day GMT)"}% returns 1970/01/01 GMT
  • Example: %CALC{$FORMATTIME($TIME(2005-01-01 GMT), $isoweek($year-W$wk-$day) GMT)}% returns 2004-W53-6 GMT
  • Related: $FORMATGMTIME(), $TIME(), $FORMATTIMEDIFF(), $TIMEADD(), $TIMEDIFF(), $TODAY()

FORMATTIMEDIFF( unit, precision, time ) -- convert elapsed time to a string

  • Convert elapsed time to a human readable format, such as: 12 hours and 3 minutes
  • The input unit can be second, minute, hour, day, month, year. Note: An approximation is used for month and year calculations.
  • The precision indicates the number of output units to use
  • Syntax: $FORMATTIMEDIFF( unit, precision, time )
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMATTIMEDIFF(min, 1, 200)"}% returns 3 hours
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMATTIMEDIFF(min, 2, 200)"}% returns 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMATTIMEDIFF(min, 1, 1640)"}% returns 1 day
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMATTIMEDIFF(min, 2, 1640)"}% returns 1 day and 3 hours
  • Example: %CALC{"$FORMATTIMEDIFF(min, 3, 1640)"}% returns 1 day, 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Related: $FORMATTIME(), $TIME(), $TIMEADD(), $TIMEDIFF()

GET( name ) -- get the value of a previously set variable

  • Specify the variable name (alphanumeric characters and underscores). An empty string is returned if the variable does not exist. Use $SET() to set a variable first. Unlike table ranges, variables live for the time of the page view and persist across tables, i.e. you can use it to summarize results across several tables.
  • Syntax: $GET( name )
  • Example: %CALC{"$GET(my_total)"}% returns the value of the my_total variable
  • Related: $EXEC(), $NOEXEC(), $SET(), $SETIFEMPTY(), $SETM()

HEX2DEC( num ) -- convert a hexadecimal number to decimal

HEXDECODE( hexcode ) -- convert hexadecimal code to string

  • Decode a hexadecimal string, typically encoded with $HEXENCODE().
  • Syntax: $HEXDECODE( hexcode )
  • Example: %CALC{"$HEXDECODE(687474703A2F2F666F7377696B692E6F72672F)"}% returns http://foswiki.org/
  • Related: $HEXENCODE(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $TRANSLATE()

HEXENCODE( text ) -- encode text into hexadecimal code

  • Each character of text is encoded into two hexadecimal numbers.
  • Syntax: $HEXENCODE( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$HEXENCODE(http://foswiki.org/)"}% returns 687474703A2F2F666F7377696B692E6F72672F
  • Related: $HEXDECODE(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $TRANSLATE()

IF( condition, value if true, value if 0 ) -- return a value based on a condition

  • The condition can be a number (where 0 means condition not met), or two numbers with a comparison operator < (less than), <= (less than or equal), == (equal), != (not equal), >= (greater than or equal), > (greater than).
  • Syntax: $IF( condition, value if true, value if 0 )
  • Example: %CALC{"$IF($T(R1:C5) > 1000, Over Budget, OK)"}% returns Over Budget if value in R1:C5 is over 1000, OK if not
  • Example: %CALC{"$IF($EXACT($T(R1:C2),), empty, $T(R1:C2))"}% returns the content of R1:C2 or empty if empty
  • Example: %CALC{"$SET(val, $IF($T(R1:C2) == 0, zero, $T(R1:C2)))"}% sets a variable conditionally
  • Related: $AND(), $EMPTY(), $EXACT(), $LISTIF(), $NOT(), $OR()

INSERTSTRING( text, start, new ) -- insert a string into a text string

  • Insert new string into text string text to the right of start position. Position starts at 0 (insert before first character). Use a negative start to count from the end of the text. If start is greater than the length of the text the original text is returned.
  • Syntax: $INSERTSTRING( text, start, new )
  • Example: %CALC{"$INSERTSTRING(abcdefg, 2, XYZ)"}% returns abXYZcdefg
  • Example: %CALC{"$INSERTSTRING(abcdefg, -2, XYZ)"}% returns abcdeXYZfg
  • Related: $FIND(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SEARCH(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $SUBSTRING(), $TRANSLATE()

INT( formula ) -- evaluate formula and round down to nearest integer

  • Addition, substraction, multiplication, division and modulus of numbers are supported. Any nesting is permitted
  • Numbers may be decimal integers (1234), binary integers (0b1110011), octal integers (01234), hexadecimal integers (0x1234) or of exponential notation (12.34e-56)
  • If you expect a single decimal integer value with leading zeros, use $INT( $VALUE( number ) )
  • Syntax: $INT( formula )
  • Example: %CALC{"$INT(10 / 4)"}% returns 2
  • Example: %CALC{"$INT($VALUE(09))"}% returns 9
  • Related: $CEILING(), $EVAL(), $FLOOR(), $ROUND(), $VALUE()

ISDIGIT( text ) -- test for digits

ISLOWER( text ) -- test for lower case text

ISUPPER( text ) -- test for upper case text

ISWIKIWORD( text ) -- test for WikiWord

LEFT( ) -- address range of cells to the left of the current cell

  • Syntax: $LEFT( )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUM($LEFT())"}% returns the sum of cells to the left of the current cell
  • Related: $ABOVE(), $RIGHT()

LEFTSTRING( text, num ) -- extract characters at the beginning of a text string

  • Retrieve the num of characters from the left end of text. The leftmost character is returned if num is missing. If num is greater than the length of text the entire text string is returned with no additional spaces added. If num is negative num characters are removed from the end of the string. If num is zero or num is a negative value with the number greater than the length of text an empty string is returned.
  • Syntax: $LEFTSTRING( text, num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$LEFTSTRING(abcdefg)"}% returns a
  • Example: %CALC{"$LEFTSTRING(abcdefg, 0)"}% returns an empty string.
  • Example: %CALC{"$LEFTSTRING(abcdefg, 5)"}% returns abcde
  • Example: %CALC{"$LEFTSTRING(abcdefg, 12)"}% returns abcdefg
  • Example: %CALC{"$LEFTSTRING(abcdefg, -3)"}% returns abcd
  • Example: %CALC{"$LEFTSTRING(abcdefg, -12)"}% returns an empty string.
  • Related: $FIND(), $INSERTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SEARCH(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $SUBSTRING(), $TRANSLATE()

LENGTH( text ) -- length of text in bytes

  • Syntax: $LENGTH( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$LENGTH(abcd)"}% returns 4
  • Related: $LISTSIZE()

LIST( range ) -- convert content of a cell range into a list

LISTEACH( formula, list ) -- evaluate and update each element of a list

LISTIF( condition, list ) -- remove elements from a list that do not meet a condition

LISTITEM( index, list ) -- get one element of a list

LISTJOIN( separator, list ) -- convert a list into a string

  • By default, list items are separated by a comma and a space. Use this function to indicate a specific separator string, which may include $comma for comma, $n for newline, $sp for space, and $nop for no separator between list items.
  • Syntax: $LISTJOIN( separator, list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$LISTJOIN($n, Apple, Orange, Apple, Kiwi)"}% returns the four items separated by new lines
  • Related: $LIST(), $LISTSIZE(), $SPLIT()

LISTMAP( formula, list ) -- evaluate and update each element of a list

  • Note: LISTMAP has been renamed to LISTEACH. LISTMAP is retained for compatibility.
  • Related: $LISTEACH()

LISTNONEMPTY( list ) -- remove all empty elements from a list

LISTRAND( list ) -- get one random element of a list

LISTREVERSE( list ) -- opposite order of a list

LISTSIZE( list ) -- number of elements in a list

LISTSHUFFLE( list ) -- shuffle element of a list in random order

LISTSORT( list ) -- sort a list

LISTTRUNCATE( size, list ) -- truncate list to size

LISTUNIQUE( list ) -- remove all duplicates from a list

LN( num ) -- natural logarithm of a number

  • LN is the inverse of the EXP function
  • Syntax: $LN( num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$LN(10)"}% returns 2.30258509299405
  • Related: $EXP(), $LOG()

LOG( num, base ) -- logarithm of a number to a given base

  • base-10 logarithm of a number (if base is 0 or not specified), else logarithm of a number to the given base
  • Syntax: $LOG( num, base )
  • Example: %CALC{"$LOG(1000)"}% returns 3
  • Example: %CALC{"$LOG(16, 2)"}% returns 4
  • Related: $EXP(), $LN()

LOWER( text ) -- lower case string of a text

MAX( list ) - biggest value of a list or range of cells

MEDIAN( list ) -- median of a list or range of cells

MIN( list ) -- smallest value of a list or range of cells

MOD( num, divisor ) -- reminder after dividing num by divisor

  • Syntax: $MOD( num, divisor )
  • Example: %CALC{"$MOD(7, 3)"}% returns 1
  • Related: $EVAL()

NOEXEC( formula ) -- do not execute a spreadsheet formula

  • Prevent a formula from getting executed. This is typically used to store a raw formula in a variable for later use as described in $EXEC().
  • Syntax: $NOEXEC( formula )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SET(msg, $NOEXEC(Hi $GET(name)))"}% sets the msg variable with the formula Hi $GET(name) without executing it
  • Related: $EVAL(), $EXEC(), $GET(), $SET()

NOP( text ) -- no-operation

  • Useful to change the order of Plugin execution. For example, it allows preprossing to be done before %SEARCH{}% is evaluated. The percent character '%' can be escaped with $per
  • Syntax: $NOP( text )

NOT( num ) -- reverse logic of a number

  • Returns 0 if num is not zero, 1 if zero
  • Syntax: $NOT( num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$NOT(0)"}% returns 1
  • Related: $AND(), $EMPTY(), $IF(), $OR()

OCT2DEC( num ) -- convert an octal number to decimal

ODD( num ) -- test for odd number

OR( list ) -- logical OR of a list

  • Syntax: $OR( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$OR(1, 0, 1)"}% returns 1
  • Related: $AND(), $IF(), $NOT()

PERCENTILE( num, list ) -- percentile of a list or range of cells

  • Calculates the num-th percentile, useful to establish a threshold of acceptance. num is the percentile value, range 0..100
  • Syntax: $PERCENTILE( num, list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$PERCENTILE(75, 400, 200, 500, 100, 300)"}% returns 450
  • Related: $LIST(), $MAX(), $MEDIAN(), $MIN()

PI( ) -- mathematical constant Pi, 3.14159265358979

  • Syntax: $PI( )
  • Example: %CALC{"$PI()"}% returns 3.14159265358979

PRODUCT( list ) -- product of a list or range of cells

  • Syntax: $PRODUCT( list )
  • Example: To calculate the product of the cells to the left of the current one use %CALC{"$PRODUCT($LEFT())"}%
  • Related: $LIST(), $PRODUCT(), $SUM(), $SUMPRODUCT()

PROPER( text ) -- properly capitalize text

  • Capitalize letters that follow any character other than a letter; convert all other letters to lowercase letters
  • Syntax: $PROPER( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$PROPER(a small STEP)"}% returns A Small Step
  • Example: %CALC{"$PROPER(f1 (formula-1))"}% returns F1 (Formula-1)
  • Related: $LOWER(), $PROPERSPACE(), $TRIM(), $UPPER()

PROPERSPACE( text ) -- properly space out WikiWords

  • Properly spaces out WikiWords preceeded by white space, parenthesis, or ][. Words listed in the DONTSPACE DefaultPreferences variable or DONTSPACE Plugins setting are excluded
  • Syntax: $PROPERSPACE( text )
  • Example: Assuming DONTSPACE contains MacDonald: %CALC{"$PROPERSPACE(Old MacDonald had a ServerFarm, EeEyeEeEyeOh)"}% returns Old MacDonald had a Server Farm, Ee Eye Ee Eye Oh
  • Related: $LOWER(), $PROPER(), $TRIM(), $UPPER()

RAND( max ) -- random number

RANDSTRING( set, format ) -- random string & password generator

  • Generate a random string from a set of characters; the set may contain sequences like a..z; default is a..zA..Z0..9_. The format defines the string length or the output format; specify a number to indicate the length of the random string; default is 8 characters. Alternatively, specify a format string with x as placeholders for random characters, such xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
  • Syntax: $RANDSTRING( set, format )
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$RANDSTRING()}% returns a random string with 8 characters composed of alphanumeric characters and underscores
  • Example: %CALCULATE{$RANDSTRING(A..NP..Z1..9, xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx)}% returns four sets of random strings, separated by dashes, where each set has four characters composed of uppercase letters and numbers, excluding letter O and number 0
  • Related: $INSERTSTRING(), $SUBSTRING(), $LISTRAND(), $LISTSHUFFLE(), $RAND(), $RANDSTRING(), $REPEAT()

REPEAT( text, num ) -- repeat text a number of times

  • Syntax: $REPEAT( text, num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$REPEAT(/\, 5)"}% returns /\/\/\/\/\

REPLACE( text, start, num, new ) -- replace part of a text string

  • Replace num number of characters of text string text, starting at start, with new text new. Starting position is 1; use a negative start to count from the end of the text. In the new parameter you can write $comma to escape comma, $sp to escape space.
  • Syntax: $REPLACE( text, start, num, new )
  • Example: %CALC{"$REPLACE(abcdefghijk, 6, 5, *)"}% returns abcde*k
  • Example: %CALC{"$REPLACE(abcdefghijk, 6, 5, $comma)"}% returns abcde,k
  • Example: %CALC{"$REPLACE(abcdefghijk, 6, 5, $sp)"}% returns abcde k
  • Related: $FIND(), $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SEARCH(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $SUBSTRING(), $TRANSLATE()

RIGHT( ) -- address range of cells to the right of the current cell

  • Syntax: $RIGHT( )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUM($RIGHT())"}% returns the sum of cells to the right of the current cell
  • Related: $ABOVE(), $LEFT()

RIGHTSTRING( text, num ) -- extract characters at the end of a text string. num must be a positive number. Negative values of num are interpreted as zero. If num is larger than the length of the text the entire text is returned with no additional spaces.

  • Retrieve the num of characters from the right end of text. The rightmost character is returned if num is missing.
  • Syntax: $RIGHTSTRING( text, num )

  • Example: %CALC{"$RIGHTSTRING(abcdefg)"}% returns g
  • Example: %CALC{"$RIGHTSTRING(abcdefg, 0)"}% returns an empty string
  • Example: %CALC{"$RIGHTSTRING(abcdefg, 5)"}% returns cdefg
  • Example: %CALC{"$RIGHTSTRING(abcdefg, 10)"}% returns abcdefg
  • Example: %CALC{"$RIGHTSTRING(abcdefg, -2)"}% returns an empty string

ROUND( formula, digits ) -- round a number

  • Evaluates a simple formula and rounds the result up or down to the number of digits if digits is positive; to the nearest integer if digits is missing; or to the left of the decimal point if digits is negative
  • Syntax: $ROUND( formula, digits )
  • Example: %CALC{"$ROUND(3.15, 1)"}% returns 3.2
  • Example: %CALC{"$ROUND(3.149, 1)"}% returns 3.1
  • Example: %CALC{"$ROUND(-2.475, 2)"}% returns -2.48
  • Example: %CALC{"$ROUND(34.9, -1)"}% returns 30
  • Related: $CEILING(), $EVAL(), $FLOOR(), $INT(), $FORMAT()

ROW( offset ) -- current row number

  • The current table row number with an optional offset
  • Syntax: $ROW( offset )
  • Example: To get the number of rows excluding table heading (first row) and summary row (last row you are in), write: %CALC{"$ROW(-2)"}%
  • Related: $COLUMN(), $T()

SEARCH( string, text, start ) -- search a string within a text

  • Finds one text string, within another text, and returns the number of the starting position of string, from the first character of text. This search is a RegularExpression search; use $FIND() for non-regular expression searching. Starting position is 1; a 0 is returned if nothing is matched
  • Syntax: $SEARCH( string, text, start )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SEARCH([uy], fluffy)"}% returns 3
  • Example: %CALC{"$SEARCH([uy], fluffy, 4)"}% returns 6
  • Example: %CALC{"$SEARCH([abc], fluffy,)"}% returns 0
  • Related: $FIND(), $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SUBSTRING()

SET( name, value ) -- set a variable for later use

  • Specify the variable name (alphanumeric characters and underscores) and the value. The value may contain a formula; formulae are evaluated before the variable assignment; see $NOEXEC() if you want to prevent that. This function returns no output. Use $GET() to retrieve variables. Unlike table ranges, variables live for the time of the page view and persist across tables, i.e. you can use it to summarize results across several tables and also across included topics
  • Syntax: $SET( name, value )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SET(my_total, $SUM($ABOVE()))"}% sets the my_total variable to the sum of all table cells located above the current cell and returns an empty string
  • Related: $EXEC(), $GET(), $NOEXEC(), $SETIFEMPTY(), SETM()

SETIFEMPTY( name, value ) -- set a variable only if empty

  • Specify the variable name (alphanumeric characters and underscores) and the value.
  • Syntax: $SETIFEMPTY( name, value )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SETIFEMPTY(result, default)"}% sets the result variable to default if the variable is empty or 0; in any case an empty string is returned
  • Related: $GET(), $SET()

SETM( name, formula ) -- update an existing variable based on a formula

  • Specify the variable name (alphanumeric characters and underscores) and the formula. The formula must start with an operator to + (add), - (subtract), * (multiply), or / (divide) something to the variable. This function returns no output. Use $GET() to retrieve variables
  • Syntax: $SETM( name, formula )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SETM(total, + $SUM($LEFT()))"}% adds the sum of all table cells on the left to the total variable, and returns an empty string
  • Related: $GET(), $SET(), $SETIFEMPTY()

SIGN( num ) -- sign of a number

SPLIT( separator, text ) -- split a string into a list

  • Split text into a list using separator as a delimiter. The separator may be a regular expression and may include $comma for comma, $sp for space and $empty to split at each character. Default separator is one or more spaces ($sp$sp*). Leading and trailing spaces are removed from the string before splitting.
  • Syntax: $SPLIT( separator, text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SPLIT(, Apple Orange   Kiwi)"}% returns Apple, Orange, Kiwi
  • Example: %CALC{"$SPLIT($comma, Apple Orange Kiwi)"}% returns Apple, Orange, Kiwi
  • Example: %CALC{"$SPLIT(-, Apple-Orange-Kiwi)"}% returns Apple, Orange, Kiwi
  • Example: %CALC{"$SPLIT([-:]$sp*, Apple-Orange: Kiwi)"}% returns Apple, Orange, Kiwi (the separator means: Dash or colon, followed by optional spaces
  • Example: %CALC{"$SPLIT($empty, Apple)"}% returns A, p, p, l, e
  • Related: $LIST(), $LISTJOIN(), $LISTSIZE()

SQRT( num ) -- square root of a number

  • Syntax: $SQRT( num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SQRT(16)"}% returns 4

SUBSTITUTE( text, old, new, instance, option ) -- substitute text

  • Substitutes new text for old text in a text string. instance specifies which occurance of old you want to replace. If you specify instance, only that instance is replaced. Otherwise, every occurance is changed to the new text. The text may not contain commas. In the old and new parameters you can write $comma to escape comma, $sp to escape space. A literal search is performed by default; a RegularExpression search if the option is set to r
  • Syntax: $SUBSTITUTE( text, old, new, instance, option )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTITUTE(Good morning, morning, day)"}% returns Good day
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTITUTE(Q2-2002, 2, 3)"}% returns Q3-3003
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTITUTE(Q2-2002,2, 3, 3)"}% returns Q2-2003
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTITUTE(Q2-2002, -, $comma)"}% returns Q2,2002
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTITUTE(abc123def, [0-9], 9, , r)"}% returns abc999def
  • Related: $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SUBSTRING(), $TRANSLATE()

SUBSTRING( text, start, num ) -- extract a substring out of a text string

  • Extract num number of characters of text string text, starting at start. Starting position is 1; use a negative start to count from the end of the text. If start or num is zero an empty string is returned. If num is greater than the length of the text the entire text string is returned without any extra spaces added.
  • Syntax: $SUBSTRING( text, start, num )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTRING(abcdefghijk, 3, 5)"}% returns cdefg
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTRING(abcdefghijk, 3, 20)"}% returns cdefghijk
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUBSTRING(abcdefghijk, -5, 3)"}% returns ghi
  • Related: $FIND(), $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SEARCH(), $SUBSTITUTE(), $TRANSLATE()

SUM( list ) -- sum of a list or range of cells

  • Syntax: $SUM( list )
  • Example: To sum up column 5 excluding the title row, write %CALC{"$SUM(R2:C5..R$ROW(-1):C5)"}% in the last row; or simply %CALC{"$SUM($ABOVE())"}%
  • Related: $LIST(), $PRODUCT(), $SUMPRODUCT(), $WORKINGDAYS()

SUMDAYS( list ) -- sum the days in a list or range of cells

  • The total number of days in a list or range of cells containing numbers of hours, days or weeks. The default unit is days; units are indicated by a h, hours, d, days, w, weeks suffix. One week is assumed to have 5 working days, one day 8 hours
  • Syntax: $SUMDAYS( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUMDAYS(2w, 1, 2d, 4h)"}% returns 13.5, the evaluation of (2*5 + 1 + 2 + 4/8)
  • Related: $SUM(), $TIME(), $FORMATTIME()

SUMPRODUCT( list, list ) -- scalar product on ranges of cells

  • Syntax: $SUMPRODUCT( list, list, list... )
  • Example: %CALC{"$SUMPRODUCT(R2:C1..R4:C1, R2:C5..R4:C5)"}% evaluates and returns the result of ($T(R2:C1) * $T(R2:C5) + $T(R3:C1) * $T(R3:C5) + $T(R4:C1) * $T(R4:C5))
  • Related: $LIST(), $PRODUCT(), $SUM()

T( address ) -- content of a cell

  • Syntax: $T( address )
  • Example: %CALC{"$T(R1:C5)"}% returns the text in cell R1:C5
  • Related: $COLUMN(), $ROW()

TRANSLATE( text, from, to ) -- translate text from one set of characters to another

  • The translation is done from a set to a set, one character by one. The text may contain commas; all three parameters are required. In the from and to parameters you can write $comma to escape comma, $sp to escape space
  • Syntax: $TRANSLATE( text, from, to )
  • Example: %CALC{"$TRANSLATE(boom,bm,cl)"}% returns cool
  • Example: %CALC{"$TRANSLATE(one, two,$comma,;)"}% returns one; two
  • Related: $INSERTSTRING(), $LEFTSTRING(), $REPLACE(), $RIGHTSTRING(), $SUBSTRING(), $SUBSTITUTE()

TIME( text ) -- convert a date string into a serialized date number

  • Serialized date is seconds since the Epoch, e.g. midnight, 01 Jan 1970. Current time is taken if the date string is empty. Supported date formats: 31 Dec 2009; 31 Dec 2009 GMT; 31 Dec 2009 LOCAL; 31 Dec 09; 31-Dec-2009; 31/Dec/2009; 2009/12/31; 2009-12-31; 2009/12/31; 2009/12/31 23:59; 2009/12/31 - 23:59; 2009-12-31-23-59; 2009/12/31 - 23:59:59; 2009.12.31.23.59.59. DOY (Day of Year) formats: DOY2003.365, DOY2003.365.23.59, DOY2003.365.23.59.59.
  • Note: Date is assumed to be GMT unless SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_TIMEISLOCAL is set (default 0). Add GMT to force Greenwich time zone. Add LOCAL to force the timezone of the server. Note that if you use LOCAL or SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_TIMEISLOCAL is set to 1, dates entered by users on servers placed to the east of Greenwich will be converted to the day before which will often be undesired. It is recommended to keep SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_TIMEISLOCAL = 0 which is the default.
  • Syntax: $TIME( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$TIME(2003/10/14 GMT)"}% returns 1066089600
  • Related: $FORMATGMTIME(), $FORMATTIME(), $FORMATTIMEDIFF(), $TIMEADD(), $TIMEDIFF(), $TODAY(), $WORKINGDAYS()

TIMEADD( serial, value, unit ) -- add a value to a serialized date

  • The unit is seconds if not specified; unit can be second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year. Note: An approximation is used for month and year calculations
  • Syntax: $TIMEADD( serial, value, unit )
  • Example: %CALC{"$TIMEADD($TIME(), 2, week)"}% returns the serialized date two weeks from now
  • Related: $FORMATTIME(), $FORMATGMTIME(), $TIME(), $TIMEDIFF(), $TODAY()

TIMEDIFF( serial_1, serial_2, unit ) -- time difference between two serialized dates

TODAY( ) -- serialized date of today at midnight GMT

  • In contrast, the related $TIME() returns the serialized date of today at the current time, e.g. it includes the number of seconds since midnight GMT
  • Syntax: $TODAY( )
  • Example: %CALC{"$TODAY()"}% returns the number of seconds since Epoch
  • Related: $FORMATTIME(), $FORMATGMTIME(), $TIME(), $TIMEADD(), $TIMEDIFF()

TRIM( text ) -- trim spaces from text

  • Removes all spaces from text except for single spaces between words
  • Syntax: $TRIM( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$TRIM( eat  spaces  )"}% returns eat spaces
  • Related: $EMPTY(), $EXACT(), $PROPERSPACE()

UPPER( text ) -- upper case string of a text

VALUE( text ) -- convert text to number

  • Extracts a number from text. Returns 0 if not found
  • Syntax: $VALUE( text )
  • Example: %CALC{"$VALUE(US$1,200)"}% returns 1200
  • Example: %CALC{"$VALUE(PrjNotebook1234)"}% returns 1234
  • Example: %CALC{"$VALUE(Total: -12.5)"}% returns -12.5
  • Related: $EVAL(), $INT()

WHILE( condition, do ) -- do something while a condition is true

  • The condition can be a number (where 0 means condition not met), or two numbers with a comparison operator < (less than), <= (less than or equal), == (equal), != (not equal), >= (greater than or equal), > (greater than).
  • The condition and do are evaluated in each cycle; a $counter starting at 1 can be used in condition and do.
  • Syntax: $WHILE( condition, do something )
  • Example: |%CALC{"$WHILE($counter<=10, $counter )"}%| returns |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | (note trailing space after 10)
  • Example: |%CALC{"$SET(i,0) $WHILE($GET(i) < 10, $SETM(i,+1)$EVAL($GET(i)*$GET(i)), )"}%| returns | 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, | (note trailing space)
  • Related: $AND(), $EMPTY(), $EXACT(), $GET(), $IF(), $LISTIF(), $NOT(), $OR(), $SET(), $SETM(), $REPEAT()

WORKINGDAYS( serial_1, serial_2 ) -- working days between two serialized dates

  • Working days are Monday through Friday (sorry, Israel!). The start date is not included in the count. The end date is concluded. If you need both included simply subtract one day from the start date.
  • Syntax: $WORKINGDAYS( serial_1, serial_2 )
  • Example: %CALC{"$WORKINGDAYS($TIME(2004/07/15), $TIME(2004/08/03))"}% returns 13
  • Related: $SUMDAYS(), $TIME(), $TIMEDIFF()

XOR( list ) -- logical XOR of integers in a list

Each integer is treated as true/false and then logically xor'd together. The acutal value of the integer other than 0 or non-zero doesn't matter. Non-integer items in the list are ignored.
  • Syntax: $XOR( list )
  • Example: %CALC{"$XOR(0, 0)"}% returns 0
  • Example: %CALC{"$XOR(0, 1)"}% returns 1
  • Example: %CALC{"$XOR(1, 0)"}% returns 1
  • Example: %CALC{"$XOR(1, 1)"}% returns 0
  • Example: %CALC{"$XOR(1, 0, 1)"}% returns 0
  • Related: $AND(), $IF(), $NOT(), $OR()

FAQ

Can I use CALCULATE in a formatted search?

Specifically, how can I output some conditional text in a FormattedSearch?

You need to escape the CALCULATE macro so that it executes once per search hit. This can be done by escaping the % signs of %CALCULATE{...}% with $percnt. For example, to execute $IF($EXACT($formfield(Tested), Yes), %PUBURL%/%SYSTEMWEB%/DocumentGraphics/choice-yes.gif, %PUBURL%/%SYSTEMWEB%/DocumentGraphics/choice-no.gif) in the format="" parameter, write this:

%SEARCH{ .... format="| $topic | $percntCALCULATE{$IF($EXACT($formfield(Tested), Yes), %PUBURL%/%SYSTEMWEB%/DocumentGraphics/choice-yes.gif, %PUBURL%/%SYSTEMWEB%/DocumentGraphics/choice-no.gif)}$percnt |" }%

TIP CALC can also be used, but under some conditions the macro might not be expanded. For best results, use CALCULATE. CALC would only be recommended if the SEARCH was also outputting a Table.

How can I easily repeat a formula in a table?

To repeat the same formula in all cells of a table row define the formula once in a preferences setting and use that in the CALC. The preferences setting can be hidden in HTML comments. Example: 

<!--
   * Set MYFORMULA = $EVAL($SUBSTITUTE(...etc...))
%JQREQUIRE{"chili"}%
-->
| A | 1 | %CALC{%MYFORMULA%}% |
| B | 2 | %CALC{%MYFORMULA%}% |
| C | 3 | %CALC{%MYFORMULA%}% |

Bug Tracking Example

Bug#: Priority: Subject: Status: Days to fixSorted ascending
Bug:1234 High No arrange ... Fixed 1
Bug:1232 High Memory Window ... Fixed 2
Bug:1231 Low File Open ... Open 3
Bug:1233 Medium Usability issue ... Assigned 5
Total: 4 High: 2
Low: 1
Medium: 1 		. Assigned: 1
Fixed: 2
Open: 1 		Total: 11

The last row is defined as: 

| Total: %CALC{"$ROW(-2)"}% \ 
  | %CALC{"$COUNTITEMS( R2:C$COLUMN()..R$ROW(-1):C$COLUMN() )"}% | . \ 
  | %CALC{"$COUNTITEMS( R2:C$COLUMN()..R$ROW(-1):C$COLUMN() )"}% \ 
  |  Total: %CALC{"$SUM( R2:C$COLUMN()..R$ROW(-1):C$COLUMN() )"}% |

Above table is created manually. Another Plugin could build the table dynamically, e.g. by pulling data out of a bug tracking system. The Spreadsheet Plugin can be used to display table data statistics.

Settings

You can override some default settings in the plugin by setting the following preferences.
Preference Meaning Default
SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_DEBUG Debug plugin: (See output in Foswiki logs) 0
SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_SKIPINCLUDE Do not handle %CALC{}% variable in included topic while including topic 1
SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_DONTSPACE Comma-delimited list of WikiWords to exclude from being spaced out by the $PROPERSPACE(text) function. CodeWarrior, MacDonald, McIntosh, RedHat, SuSE
SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_TIMEISLOCAL Makes the TIME function assume input is local time and converts the entered time to GMT unless the date has 'GMT' appended. Note that this behavior creates problems for users using servers in time zones to the east of Greenwich. The setting is present for compatibility. 0
SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_ALLOWHTML Permits CALC and CALCULATE macros to emit unencoded < and >. If not enabled, < will be encoded as &lt; and > will be encoded as &gt; It is strongly recommended that this be left undefined or disabled, especially if input to the CALC / CALCULATE Macro includes any URLPARAM data. 0

Note that the DONTSPACE global preference overrides the SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_DONTSPACE preference for historical reasons.

Installation Instructions

You do not need to install anything in the browser to use this extension. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the extension on the server.

Open configure, and open the "Extensions" section. "Extensions Operation and Maintenance" Tab -> "Install, Update or Remove extensions" Tab. Click the "Search for Extensions" button. Enter part of the extension name or description and press search. Select the desired extension(s) and click install. If an extension is already installed, it will not show up in the search results.

You can also install from the shell by running the extension installer as the web server user: (Be sure to run as the webserver user, not as root!) 
cd /path/to/foswiki
perl tools/extension_installer <NameOfExtension> install

If you have any problems, or if the extension isn't available in configure, then you can still install manually from the command-line. See https://foswiki.org/Support/ManuallyInstallingExtensions for more help.

  • Test if the "Total" in the first table in this topic is correct.

Change History

20 Jan 2017: (1.23) Released with Foswiki 2.1.3
Foswikitask:Item13892: Clarify documentation on CALC vs. CALCULATE
08 Apr 2016: (1.22) Foswikitask:Item13883: Fix typo in documentation.
15 Oct 2015: (1.21) Foswikitask:Item13811: Fixed memory leak using CALCULATE in a persistent perl environment.
Foswikitask:Item13796: Encode < and > when emitted by CALC or CALCULATE.
27 Jul 2015: (1.20) Copyright update, released with Foswiki 2.0.1
28 May 2015: (1.19) Foswikitask:item12739: Added ISDIGIT(), ISLOWER(), ISUPPER(), ISWIKIWORD() and FILTER() functions.
Foswikitask:Item13440: Document issues with BITXOR. Foswiki unicode core won't support a simple byte based xor of strings.
02 Jan 2015: (1.18) Foswikitask:Item12739: fixed use of uninitialized value, Add triple-quote for escaped strings, Add RANDSTRING() function.
Add the base conversion functions: DEC2BIN() BIN2DEC() DEC2HEX() HEX2DEC() DEC2OCT() and OCT2DEC().
Add LISTEACH() as an alias for LISTMAP()
05 Nov 2012: Foswikitask:Item8417: add VarCALCULATE macro to be used within the normal macro evaluation order. (name chosen for comaptibility )
15 Oct 2012: Foswikitask:Item12153: Use proper format of %SCRIPTURL% in CALC demo.
06 Apr 2012: (1.1.6) Foswikitask:Item11523 - support $comma, $sp in SUBSTITUTE, REPLACE.
Foswikitask:Item11524 - Add FLOOR and CEILING macros.
17 Jan 2012: (1.1.5) Foswikitask:Item11450 - ABOVE and LEFT return R0 and C0 respectively. Should be R1 and C1
05 Dec 2011: (1.1.4) Foswiki release 1.1.4 - Foswikitask:Item11079: leading/trailing spaces break $LISTUNIQUE().
Foswikitask:Item11183: Sync up with TWiki version.
Add $HEXENCODE(), $HEXDECODE(), $BITXOR(), $XOR(). $LISTNONEMPTY(), $SPLIT(), and $WHILE.
Add Day of Year (DOY) support to $TIME() and $isoweek formats to $FORMATTIME() and $FORMATGMTIME().
10 Apr 2011: Version released with Foswiki 1.1.3. Only a minor change related to how the plugin is being upgraded
06 Nov 2010: Foswikitask:Item9963: Revert usage of $percent back to $percnt
09 Aug 2010: Foswikitask:Item1998: fix for $RIGHT() inclusion of cells to left as well as right
04 Aug 2010: Foswikitask:Item9415: Minor documentation updates
21 Jul 2010: Foswikitask:Item5163: prevent misrendering of empty rows, Foswikitask:Item9400: correct $LIST for cells containing commas, as per doc
29 Dec 2009: Foswikitask:Item2301: added $nop to $LISTJOIN() for better empty parameter
10 Nov 2009: Added unit tests
27 Oct 2009: Foswikitask:Item2301: Fixed $LISTJOIN() to accept an empty separator
20 Sep 2009: Minor documentation update. trunk and release branch code synced (mainly perltidy - all functional changes have been in sync).
17 Sep 2009: Foswikitask:Item2087: SpreadSheetPlugin forgets about zeros being floats as well
11 May 2009: Fixed the calculation of WORKINGDAYS. Changed the default behavior of TIME back to not converting dates to GMT as this creates surprising effects for users living to the east of Greenwich. Added SPREADSHEETPLUGIN_TIMEISLOCAL so users depending on the old behavior keep the old behavior if TIME. Added the feature 'local' to TIME so conversion behavior can be used on demand.
22 Apr 2009: Removed support for settings in the plugin topic which is a bad idea anyway as they get overwritten at each Foswiki upgrade. Define the global settings in Main.SitePreferences instead.
Foswikitask:Item5471: Fixed replacing 0 in REPLACE. Fixed FIND/SEARCH handling of empty strings and corrected documentation for SEARCH
29 Mar 2009: Added $EMPTY(), $LEFTSTRING(), $RIGHTSTRING(), SUBSTRING(), and $INSERTSTRING()
06 Jan 2009: Foswikitask:Item4835: Allow SUBSTITUTE and REPLACE to return values 0 and ''
16 Dec 2008: Foswiki version - no new features
13 Oct 2007: Added $FORMATTIMEDIFF()
09 Sep 2007: Enhanced documentation for $EVAL() and $INT()
02 Jun 2007: Added VarCALC to have %CALC{}% listed in Macros
14 Apr 2007: Fixing bug in $EXISTS() that required full web.topic instead of just topic
11 Mar 2007: Fixing bug in $VALUE() and $INT(), introduced by version 09 Mar 2007
09 Mar 2007: Added $EXP(), $LN(), $LOG(), $PI(), $SQRT(); fixed $ROUND() bug, contributed by TWiki:Main/SergejZnamenskij
23 Jan 2007: Enhanced documentation
18 Dec 2006: Added $LISTRAND(), $LISTSHUFFLE(), $LISTTRUNCATE(); fixed spurious newline at end of topic, contributed by Foswiki:Main/MichaelDaum
10 Oct 2006: Enhanced documentation
13 May 2006: Added $SETIFEMPTY(); fixes in documentation
17 Jun 2005: Added $NOEXEC(), $EXEC()
25 Mar 2005: Fixed evaluation bug when using SpeedyCGI accelerator; code refactor to load module only when needed, contributed by Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie
24 Oct 2004: Added $EXISTS(), contributed by TWiki:Main/RodrigoChandia; added $PERCENTILE()
18 Oct 2004: Added $LISTJOIN()
26 Sep 2004: Added $FORMAT(KB), $FORMAT(MB), contributed by Foswiki:Main/ArthurClemens; added $FORMAT(KBMB), $EVEN(), $ODD()
17 Jul 2004: Added $WORKINGDAYS(), contributed by Foswiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie
24 May 2004: Refactored documentation (no code changes)
03 Apr 2004: Added $ABS(), $LISTIF(); fixed $VALUE() to remove leading zeros; changed $FIND() and $SEARCH() to return 0 instead of empty string if no match
21 Mar 2004: Added $LISTITEM(); fixed call to unofficial function
16 Mar 2004: Added $LISTMAP(), $LISTREVERSE(), $LISTSIZE(), $LISTSORT(), $LISTUNIQUE(), $SETM(); retired $COUNTUNIQUE() in favor of $COUNTITEMS($LISTUNIQUE()); fixed evaluation order issue of $IF(); fixed missing eval error messages suppressed since version 06 Mar 2004; redirect stderr messages to warning
08 Mar 2004: Added $LIST()
06 Mar 2004: Added $AND(), $MOD(), $NOT(), $OR(), $PRODUCT(), $PROPER(), $PROPERSPACE(), $RAND(), $REPEAT(), $SIGN(), $VALUE(); added digits parameter to $ROUND(); renamed $MULT() to $PRODUCT(); $MULT() is deprecated and undocumented
27 Feb 2004: Added $COUNTUNIQUE()
24 Oct 2003: Added $SET(), $GET(), $MEDIAN(); added $SUMPRODUCT(), inspired by TWiki:Main/RobertWithrow; added $SUMDAYS(), contributed by Foswiki:Main/SvenDowideit
21 Oct 2003: Added support for lists (1, 2, 3) and lists of table ranges (R1:C1..R1:C5, R3:C1..R3:C5) for all functions that accept a table range; added $TIMEADD(); in $TIMEDIFF() added week unit; in $FORMATTIME() changed $weekday to $wd and added $wday and $weekday
14 Oct 2003: Added $TIME(), $TODAY(), $FORMATTIME(), $FORMATGMTIME(), $TIMEDIFF()
13 Oct 2003: Added $MULT(), contributed by TWiki:Main/GerritJanBaarda
30 Jul 2003: Added $TRANSLATE()
19 Jul 2003: Added $FIND(), $NOP(), $REPLACE(), $SEARCH(), $SUBSTITUTE(), contributed by TWiki:Main/PaulineCheung
19 Apr 2003: Added $COUNTSTR(), $EXACT(), $IF(), $ROUND(), $TRIM(); added $FORMAT(), contributed by TWiki:Main/JimStraus; support % modulus operator in $EVAL(), $INT(), and $ROUND(); fixed bug in $DEF()
07 Jun 2002: Added $DEF(), contributed by TWiki:Main/MartinFuzzey; allow values with HTML formatting like <u>102</u>, suggested by TWiki:Main/GladeDiviney; added SKIPINCLUDE setting
12 Mar 2002: Support for multiple functions per nesting level
15 Jan 2002: Added $CHAR(), $CODE() and $LENGTH()
12 Nov 2001: Added $RIGHT()
12 Aug 2001: Fixed bug of disappearing multi-column cells
19 Jul 2001: Fixed incorrect $SUM() calculation of cell with value 0
14 Jul 2001: Changed to plug & play
01 Jun 2001: Fixed insecure dependencies for $MIN() and $MAX()
16 Apr 2001: Fixed div by 0 bug in $AVERAGE()
17 Mar 2001: Initial version with $ABOVE(), $AVERAGE(), $COLUMN(), $COUNTITEMS(), $EVAL(), $INT(), $LEFT(), $LOWER(), $MAX(), $MIN(), $ROW(), $SUM(), $T(), $UPPER()

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Version 1.23
Release 20 Jan 2017
Description Add spreadsheet calculations like "$SUM($ABOVE())" to Foswiki tables and other topic text
Repository https://github.com/foswiki/distro
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